Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has formed an Expert Committee to study pollution level in river Cauvery, the lifeline of the State, which is getting contaminated with sewage water being let into the water body. This follows a letter by MLC Dinesh Gooligowda to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Medium and Heavy Industries…
Bhagamandala flyover ends threats of floods
July 3, 2024Madikeri: The Bhagamandala flyover, the first flyover built in Kodagu district, has brought significant relief to the residents of Bhagamandala, where River Cauvery flows as a confluence of Cauvery, Kannike and Sujyothi after taking birth at Talacauvery. The flyover begins opposite the entry arch of Bhagamandala, connects Talacauvery Road and ends at the bridge linking…
Increased inflow prompts greasing of KRS Dam crest gates
June 29, 2024Sophisticated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition technology to monitor inflow, outflow Srirangapatna: With rains lashing Kodagu district and other catchment areas, the inflow to KRS Dam at Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District has been increasing by the day in past few days. This morning, the Dam recorded an inflow of 18,644 cusecs. The water level…
Glass bridge in Madikeri faces landslide risk; closed
June 28, 2024Heavy rains pound Kodagu District; Dubare Elephant Camp shut as River Cauvery swells Kushalnagar: The second glass bridge in Kodagu district, installed just four months ago at Nandi Motte in Hebbatageri village on the road to Abbey Falls and Mandalapatti in Madikeri taluk, is now facing a precarious situation. Following a landslide underneath the bridge…
MP Yaduveer Wadiyar offers special puja at Talacauvery, Bhagamandala
June 16, 2024Madikeri: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed special puja at Talacauvery, the birth place of River Cauvery and Sri Bhagandeshwara Temple in Bhagamandala in Kodagu district on Saturday. Yaduveer, who visited the district for the first time, after his recent election to Lok Sabha, was accorded a grand welcome by BJP workers at Koppa,…
Kodagu water bodies await good rains
April 3, 2024Following rise in maximum temperature, Talacauvery, the birth place of River Cauvery is severely affected Madikeri: The rivers and water bodies in Kodagu district where River Cauvery originates are at the mercy of Rain God, owing to rise in mercury level with every passing day. The tributaries of Cauvery have dried up resembling arid region,…
Water dispute: Cauvery Kriya Samithi holds post card agitation
March 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Cauvery Kriya Samithi held a post card agitation seeking the intervention of President Draupadi Murmu on Cauvery issue in city yesterday. The protestors assembled near Central Post Office at Ashoka Road and dropped the post cards addressed to the President in the letter box. The members and the general public, who participated…
Three youths arrested for friend’s death by gunfire
March 21, 2024Bylakuppe: The Bylakuppe Police have arrested three individuals in connection with the tragic death of a young man caused by an accidental gun firing. Santhosh (34) met his untimely death on the banks of the River Cauvery at Giriguru near Periyapatna on the evening of Mar. 19. Following suspicions of foul play from the deceased’s…
Release of River Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Cauvery Kriya Samithi members hold protest
March 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Cauvery Kriya Samithi staged a protest in front of CADA office against the release of River Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, here yesterday. The protesters tried to lay a siege on the CADA office when the Police foiled their attempt and took them into preventive custody before releasing them. The protesters alleged…
Magha Purnima: Devotees take holy dip in River Cauvery at Srirangapatna
February 25, 2024Srirangapatna: Sri Nimishamba Temple located on the banks of River Cauvery witnessed a heavy rush yesterday morning with devotees arriving in large numbers to take a holy dip in the river on the occasion of Magha Purnima, believed to be sacred as per the Hindu tradition. The devotees, after taking the holy dip, visited Nimishamba…
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